"salary, wage" in seven languages
Meaningsalary, wage
Spanish
/saˈlaɾjo/
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In speech, sueldo (from SOLIDUM, the gold coin) is more common.
French
/salɛʁ/
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Italian
/saˈlarjo/
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A monthly salary is usually lo stipendio.
Portuguese
/saˈlaɾju/
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Romanian
/saˈlarju/
neut.borrowed · French salaire, refashioned on Latin SALĀRIUM
Catalan
/sɔw/
masc.other source · Latin SOLIDUM, the gold solidus coin (Old Catalan sou 'shilling')
Salari exists, but sou is what people say for their pay.
English
/ˈsæləɹi/
from Latin/French · Anglo-Norman salarie
The Latin ancestor
SALĀRIUM‘an allowance (related to SAL 'salt')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
SALĀRIUM is built on SAL 'salt', but the popular story that Roman soldiers were paid in salt has no ancient evidence behind it. Spanish sueldo and Italian soldo come from the solidus coin instead.
English relatives: salary; salt, saline
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In a sentence
- esEl salario es bueno.
- frLe salaire est bon.
- itIl salario è buono.
- ptO salário é bom.
- roSalariul e bun.
- caEl sou és bo.
- enThe salary is good.